Wonderful Wednesday

Weekly Class

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to another "Hump Day" oh I mean Wednesday. It's time for me to share my projects from my Weekly Wednesday class. I really love my friends that come every Wednesday to share the love of stamping. This week I focused on the fellas. I really have to stretch myself to create masculine cards. There aren't many sets in the Stampin' Up! catalogs that are what I would call masculine. I guess you need to be creative in colors and design. I'll share two of the projects today because I used the birthday one in last Friday's blog because I was inspired by all my wonderful designer series papers (DSP). 

I love Washi Tape. Have I told you that? If you saw last Wednesday's Blog, you know I have a Washi Tape design challenge with a prize giveaway. I hope you are working on your project and plan to submit it to me for your chance to win. 

I used retiring color Tangerine Tango as the base of this card. I also used my favorite Pick a Pattern Washi Tape. The stamp set, One Wild Ride, is perfect for that special someone. I stamped the motorcycle and then simply lifted and moved it back two times for the effect of movement. Isn't it great? I also used the Touches of Textures splatter for the background on this card. 

For this card, I used retiring color Chocolate Chip as my base color. I love the stamp set, Country Living, but I haven't used it very much. I'm determined to use it more and more. I just love this pick-up truck stamp. Vintage and antiques are really popular and I feel in in this card. I used the Wood Texture DSP stack for the wood grain look as well as the burlap ribbon and the Layering Circle Framelits for my ribbon circle. To color the truck and ribbon, I used watercolor pencils and blender pens.

If you have visited before, you know that Stampin' Up! has released their retiring products lists for the Annual and Occasions Catalogs last week. Be sure to check out what's going. There are so many things you won't want to miss, especially the designer series papers and wonderful colors that will be gone before you know it. Accessories always sell out quick so don't delay. 

Click to see the retiring products from the Annual Catalog

Click to see the retiring products from the Occasions Catalog

If you are in need of any products you can place an order online. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator. Be sure to use my April Hostess Code #6Q9ACVVD for your chance to win hostess rewards. A minimum $25.00 qualifies you. If you place a $150 order, don't use the hostess code. You qualify for your own hostess benefits. Please do not mark "No Contact" when you order. I won't be able to contact you if you win the April Hostess. 

Remember that when you order on-line, you can earn "Loyalty Bucks". For every $25.00 you order, you receive 1 loyalty bucks. Collect 20 loyalty bucks and you receive $30.00 free merchandise. Be sure to comment and share this blog. I'd love to hear from you. You can subscribe at the top or side of my blog.

Happy Stampin'

Mary Blocher

The Power Huff Stamper

Memories & More Mondays

For the Love of Graduation 

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to my Memories & More Monday blog. I try and dedicated each Monday to highlighting the fun I have with Stampin' Up's Memories & More products. If you have visited, you know that I haven't been the best at "scrap booking". My life was changed when Project Life with Becky Higgins developed the Memory Keeping card kits and pocket pages! This system has made memory keeping so easy for me. Stampin' Up! has now taken this idea and broadened to Memories & More Card kits that can be used for card making as well. That's a great 2 for 1!

My layout for today brought back memories from last year when my oldest daughter graduated from college at 19. Yes, she was young. Julianne did running start for 2 years and got ahead in her college studies. She has a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology and Sociology. Julianne new works at an Autism center where she does 1 on 1 therapy with children. She got a couple of more certifications for this. Julianne wants to get back to school for her Masters or Phd. We couldn't be more proud of her. 

At the graduation ceremony, Julianne's best friend, Marissa drove down for it and surprised her. It was amazing to see all of the young students with family and friends. It was a beautiful day, but was very, very windy.  

For this layout, I used the stamps from the Lift me Up Stamp set. This is a great stamp set for lots of occasions.

There is a great matching Up and Away thinlit set that adds so many possibilities when creating projects. 

It was so fun to work on this Memories & More layout. I got a chance to be creative as well as remember about that wonderful day at Julianne's graduation. The base color for my project was Marina Mist. This is a retiring color and won't be available after May 31st. If you need the card stock, ink or refill, you should order soon!   

Click to see the retiring products from the Annual Catalog

Click to see the retiring products from the Occasions Catalog

If you are in need of any products you can place an order online. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator. Be sure to use my April Hostess Code #6Q9ACVVD for your chance to win hostess rewards. A minimum $25.00 qualifies you. If you place a $150 order, don't use the hostess code. You qualify for your own hostess benefits. Please do not mark "No Contact" when you order. I won't be able to contact you if you win the April Hostess. 

Remember that when you order on-line, you can earn "Loyalty Bucks". For every $25.00 you order, you receive 1 loyalty bucks. Collect 20 loyalty bucks and you receive $30.00 free merchandise. Be sure to comment and share this blog. I'd love to hear from you. You can subscribe at the top or side of my blog.

Happy Stampin'

Mary Blocher

The Power Huff Stamper

Finding Inspiration Friday

True Gentleman DSP

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for joining me today for my Finding Friday Inspiration post. If you have followed me, you know I love Stampin' Up! designer series papers. They are always beautiful, high quality, and the patterns on both sides are fantastic!

I was recently getting things together for my weekly class and decided to focus on colors that have recently been announced by Stampin' Up! as retiring. This DSP does have a color or two that are on that retiring list. Chocolate Chip is one color that is being retired. The green in this DSP is Tranquil Tide, which is a 2017-2019 In-Color that is still going to be available in the new Annual Catalog. I love to mix and match the DSP in my projects. 

For this project I used Wild Wasabi as my base color. I love this color and it is also going to be retiring. It works perfect with the paper choices from the package that I pulled. Isn't the bow tie cute? I simply cut it out from the DSP and mounted it with dimensionals. It gave the card that last bit of pop. I also used the Stitched Shapes Framelits with the Layering Circles Dies. Have you noticed the 1/2" gingham ribbon? This is so silky and beautiful. The color is Night of Navy and it works for some many things. 

Check out this fun project by Joyce Whitman who also loves the True Gentleman DSP. I was so inspired by her card.

I used Joyce's idea to create my own variation. I thought the balloons out of DSP was so clever! I decided that I needed to give a try at the DSP balloons and created a birthday card too since I was so inspired by Joyce's card.

 Here is my card using the True Gentleman DSP. I love the combination of Night of Navy with Wild Wasabi. The colors really go well with the DSP. Did you notice my frame around the tag punch? I wish a shadow framelit would be included with the dies and punches, but I found a way to make it work so perfectly. Check it out.

I used the second largest Stitched Shapes Framelits and attached my punched out saying. Then I simply used my Stampin' Trimmer to cut along the sides first and then the ends. Then I had the perfect frame around my tag punch. 

I hope you enjoyed stopping in today and are inspired to create some of your own projects. When it comes to designer series paper, the ideas are limitless. It's important to note that all of the current designer series papers are on the newly released retiring list. You won't want to wait to put in an order because DSP will sell out! Be sure to check out my other recent posts for prize giveaways.

Click to see the retiring products from the Annual Catalog

Click to see the retiring products from the Occasions Catalog

If you are in need of any products you can place an order online. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator. Be sure to use my April Hostess Code #6Q9ACVVD for your chance to win hostess rewards. A minimum $25.00 qualifies you. If you place a $150 order, don't use the hostess code. You qualify for your own hostess benefits. Please do not mark "No Contact" when you order. I won't be able to contact you if you win the April Hostess. 

Remember that when you order on-line, you can earn "Loyalty Bucks". For every $25.00 you order, you receive 1 loyalty bucks. Collect 20 loyalty bucks and you receive $30.00 free merchandise. Be sure to comment and share this blog. I'd love to hear from you. You can subscribe at the top or side of my blog.

Happy Stampin'

Mary Blocher

The Power Huff Stamper

Wild About Washi Tape
Design Challenge + Prize Patrol

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to another Wednesday blog post. I usually blog about my weekly Wednesday Class, but I had spring break off and worked on cleaning my stamping workshop room. Once a month I put out a design challenge + prize patrol to encourage stampers to get out their supplies and have fun creating with a chance to win. So here is the challenge for this month.

This month, it's all about Washi Tape. I love Washi Tape and think that Stampin' Up! has the best quality on the market! I have purchased Washi Tape from local stores, but I haven't found any that hold up to Stampin' Up! Washi Tape. 

Today's challenge is so fun! I love this template and hope that you do too. You have an opportunity to create, submit, and win a Stampin' Up! prize. Here are a couple of ideas to get your creativity started.

You have a chance to create a project using this template as your inspiration for your project. Upload it to me and see if you win. Here are the details:

• Create a project using the template as inspiration
• Upload your project to me at lennyandmary1@msn.com 
• Be sure to include your e-mail so I can contact you if you are the winner
• Have your project entered by April 25th
• Winner will be announced April 27th 
• The winner will win the Stampin' Up! Sweet Soiree Embellishment Kit a $11.00 value. This is from the Occasions Catalog.

I hope that you want to participate in my Wild about Washi Tape Challenge. You have nothing to lose and have a chance to win the wonderful embellishment kit.. There are no requirements for current Stampin' Up! products or even Stampin' Up! stamps. Use whatever stamps, paper, and ink you have and submit a project.

If you are in need of any products you can place an order online. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator. Be sure to use my April Hostess Code #6Q9ACVVD for your chance to win hostess rewards. A minimum $25.00 qualifies you. If you place a $150 order, don't use the hostess code. You qualify for your own hostess benefits. Please do not mark "No Contact" when you order. I won't be able to contact you if you win the April Hostess. 

Remember that when you order on-line, you can earn "Loyalty Bucks". For every $25.00 you order, you receive 1 loyalty bucks. Collect 20 loyalty bucks and you receive $30.00 free merchandise. Be sure to comment and share this blog. I'd love to hear from you. You can subscribe at the top or side of my blog.

Happy Stampin'

Mary Blocher

The Power Huff Stamper

Memories & More 

Monday + Giveaway

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for stopping in on this busy day. The beginning of the week begins in a rush for me usually. I've dedicated my Monday blogging to Memories & More. Stampin' Up! offers wonderful products for card making and memory keeping all in one. I've said before that I never was big into scrap booking, but with Memories & More, it's a snap and I love it. 

Today I'm sharing the card making that I love using the Memories & More Card Kits by Stampin' Up! My samples above come from the Petal Passion Memories & More Card Kit. I can't get enough of this kit as well as the coordinating designer series paper and stamp set with thinlits. 

All of these projects uses the pre-printed cards from the kit. Very little stamping is needed. I added the birthday sentiment and that's it. I added a little color, mounted onto a base and added accessories. The cards are beautiful and were quickly done. 

These Memory & More Card kits are so wonderful. It's really nice if you are new to stamping because the cards can be easily incorporated as your card focal point. 

This is my daughter, Julianne. I may have posted this before, but I wanted to share again because the flower and sayings both came from the Petal Passion Memories & More Card Kit. I'm so in love with this card kit and I hope you are too. I have a prize giveaway today. Simply comment and share my blog using #memories&more in the comment to be in the drawing to win the Petal Passion Memories & More Card Kit.

One lucky winner will win the Petal Passion Memories & More

Card Kit. Comment and share my blog. Use #memories&more in

comment to win.

Thanks again for stopping in. Today is a great day to win a prize. Also, Stampin' Up! has just released a list of retiring products. If you don't have a demonstrator, I'm happy to get that list to you. Hurry because items do sell out! Simply contact me and I'll respond ASAP.

Click to see retiring project from the Annual Catalog

Click to see retiring products from the Occasions Catalog

If you are in need of any products you can place an order online. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator. Be sure to use my April Hostess Code #6Q9ACVVD for your chance to win hostess rewards. A minimum $25.00 qualifies you. If you place a $150 order, don't use the hostess code. You qualify for your own hostess benefits. Please do not mark "No Contact" when you order. I won't be able to contact you if you win the April Hostess. 

Remember that when you order on-line, you can earn "Loyalty Bucks". For every $25.00 you order, you receive 1 loyalty bucks. Collect 20 loyalty bucks and you receive $30.00 free merchandise. Be sure to comment and share this blog. I'd love to hear from you. You can subscribe at the top or side of my blog.

Happy Stampin'

Mary Blocher

The Power Huff Stamper

Finding Inspiration Friday

Happy Birthday to my Husband

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to my Finding Inspiration Friday blog today. It's all about my husband. His birthday is today and while he is at work, I'm getting his card done and his presents all wrapped up. We have been married for 23 years and he is my best friend.

This picture of him was taken a few years back at my daughter's high school graduation. Lenny has time with shorter hair and times with longer hair. He retired from the Navy and has "let his hair down".

Here he is with that long hair. We went to Friday Harbor for a nice weekend getaway. He wears his beard much more close now and his hair is about where it is from the top picture. 

Here we all are at a charity walk for my daughter's organization she participates in. This was last summer. I really need to get some newer pictures. We have baseball season tickets, so maybe I'll get snapping new pictures soon. 

I bet you want to see what I have for his birthday card. 

Well here is Lenny's birthday card. I know it's not all manly and filled with nature or classic cars, but it is fun and full of celebrations. I used the Celebrate You Thinlits and Amazing You Stamp set that were part of Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration and the Bubbles and Fizz DSP. I'm so glad the thinlit set is going to be continued in the new Annual Catalog! The colors are my favorites too. Calypso Coral and Bermuda Bay. I also used the adhesive back sequins from the Occasions Catalog. These are fantastic! I'm excited to now use the Celebrate You Thinlits for some graduation cards I need to make. 

Thanks for stopping in and celebrating my hubby's birthday with me. We plan to go to a great restaurant that we love with my brother and his family.

If you are in need of any products you can place an order online. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator. Be sure to use my April Hostess Code #6Q9ACVVD for your chance to win hostess rewards. A minimum $25.00 qualifies you. If you place a $150 order, don't use the hostess code. You qualify for your own hostess benefits. Please do not mark "No Contact" when you order. I won't be able to contact you if you win the April Hostess. 

Remember that when you order on-line, you can earn "Loyalty Bucks". For every $25.00 you order, you receive 1 loyalty bucks. Collect 20 loyalty bucks and you receive $30.00 free merchandise. Be sure to comment and share this blog. I'd love to hear from you. You can subscribe at the top or side of my blog.

Happy Stampin'

Mary Blocher

The Power Huff Stamper

April C.A.S.E

Blogging Friends Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to another Blogging Friend's Blog Hop. We are demonstrators from around the globe sharing our love of Stampin' Up! This month we wanted to share with you what leads to our inspiration by C.A.S.E that's Copy and Share Everything. I know I get lots of my inspiration from other demonstrators, so take a look at what has inspired me today. 

These projects are ones that I put together for my April "Stamp of the Month" special using the Hanging Garden Stamp set.

This first card I kept exactly the same as the one that demonstrator Mary Fish created. I love the black and white theme which makes it so rich. 

This is the card that I designed using the sample below as my inspiration. Demonstrator Mindy Backes created the one below for her aunt. I love the color theme the most with this project.

Last, But Not Least

For my third project for "Stamp of the Month", I really liked the card below created by demonstrator Susan Itel. I was inspired by the crisp look to her card, but I can't get enough of the splotched backgrounds. I just realized that I need to add some butterflies to my card as well. It will add a great touch.

It's wonderful to have so many talented stampers sharing their creations on Pinterest and other social media sites. I try to always give credit to those I get my inspiration from. I work full time and really need some help for ideas with stamping classes each week. Thanks to everyone for wonderful inspirations. 

Speaking of inspiration, it's time to head over to the next Blogging Friend's blog to see what they are CASing today. Thanks for stopping in.

Crystal Komara

Libby Fens 

Mary Blocher (You are Here)

Jessica Mink

Leanne Dillon Johnson (Back next Month)

Michelle Clark

Mary Ann Kay Rossiter 

Tammy Gill 

Rick Adkins

Nikki Daigneau (Back next Month)